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Virtual

Networking: 2:00pm-2:30pm

Meeting: 2:30pm-4:00pm

Special Guest Speakers and Panelists

We welcome Dr. Hillary Tamar (from Community Medical Services, CMS)  and Dr. Kristen Fox (from ProHealth Care) as our guest presenters and panelists for the June 11th Waukesha County Heroin Task Force Community Partners Meeting.  Our guest physicians are both board certified in addiction medicine and specialize in working with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).  

• Dr. Tamar will provide information on Person First language, MOUD options, and recommendations for how to collaborate with MOUD providers.

• Dr. Fox works with women in recovery who are pregnant or recently given birth.  She will focus on the challenges women struggling with Opioid Use Disorder face during pregnancy and postpartum.

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JOIN US IN PERSON!

1:30-2:00 p.m. - Sonya Garza will be providing a walking tour of the Rogers Behavioral Health Oconomowoc Location.  If you are interested, please check yes for the walking tour in the meeting registration process below.  You will need to be able to walk a distance to participate in this tour (wear comfy shoes!) 

• 2:00-2:25 p.m.- Networking Opportunity!  Please join us early for a cup of coffee and light snacks and engage in discussion with other community partners (thanks Rogers for providing our snacks!)

• 2:00-2:25 p.m. - Consider joining Stephanie Engle, Social Worker and Coordinator for the Overdose Fatality Review (OFR),  in making “Cards for a Cause.” Stephanie provides bereavement support to family members who lose a loved one. She is using these beautiful cards as part of the bereavement process. Come join us in creating these cards! 

• 2:30-4:30 p.m. - The HTF Community Partners Meeting will begin promptly at 2:30 p.m. 

Click here to register for the October 1st event. 

Rogers Behavioral Health Oconomowoc Location:  Ladish Co. Foundation Center: 34700 Valley Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066

Here is a map to assist you in finding this location. 

The Stigma Reduction Action Team is hiring a consultant to assist in developing a social media campaign on Linked In to reduce Stigma. You can find a link to the RFP on the Stigma Reduction Action Team page. We will host a one-hour question and answer session via Zoom on Monday, September 30, 2024 from 4 to 5 PM if applicants have questions regarding the RFP. Please use the following link to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO-srjojGtZt1

Community awareness gathering featuring music, luminaries, sharing

This meeting will include our "regularly scheduled agenda items", we are very excited to share the work of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP).   The CHIP is a comprehensive approach to assess and improve community health.  (more information on the CHIP and a detailed agenda are below)

Please click on this link to register for the virtual community gathering.   You will receive a Zoom link once you register and we will follow up with a calendar invitation within a couple of days.

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The focus of this meeting is Stigma Reduction Training & Awareness.   This topic has surfaced from both our Stigma Reduction Action Team as well as comments from the HTF partners after the June 13th quarterly meeting.   We are excited to partner with our guest speaker and HTF community partner, Ms. Rachael Cooper from Shatterproof.

Please click on this link to register for the virtual community gathering.  You will receive a Zoom link once you register and we will follow up with a calendar invitation in a couple of days.

September 12th HTF AGENDA:  

2:30-2:40 -  Welcome & Context Setting

2:40-2:45 -  County Executive Paul Farrow

2:45-3:30 -  Stigma Reduction & Awareness Training Workshop; Guest Speaker Ms. Rachael Cooper

3:30-3:35  - Short Break

3:35-4:20 -  Small Breakout Group discussions to reflect on the workshop and identify next steps for the HTF around Stigma Reduction 

4:20-4:30 -  Verbal HTF Action Team Updates

4:30- Formal Close of the Meeting

Remembering those who have died from overdose and acknowledging the grief of the family and friends left behind

• Community awareness gathering

• Music & candlelight vigil

• Opportunity to make luminaries, which will be lit at dusk

• Open share to remember our loved ones without stigma

Frame Park - 1240 Frame Park Dr, Waukesha

Our featured guest speakers will be Lt. Tyler Loftus and Detective Jack Kopatich from the Waukesha Drug Task Force (formerly the Waukesha County Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Unit).  Lt. Loftus and Detective Kopatich will be sharing the latest drug trends impacting our community. 

SPECIAL NOTE: We will not be able to record the presentation by Lt. Loftus nor can we provide the slide deck for general distribution. Please join us at the meeting to hear this valuable information!

 Please click on this link to register for the virtual community gathering.    

You will receive a Zoom link once you register and we will follow up with a calendar invitation in a couple of days. 

AGENDA:  

2:30-2:50 -  Welcome & HTF Partner Agency Spotlight (Wisconsin Voices for Recovery)

2:50-3:00 -  HTF Updates 

3:00-3:15 -  Progress update on each HTF action team with spotlight on Metrics and Measurement Action Team. See there presentation here! 

3:15-3:20 -  HTF Community Partner Agency Announcements (opportunity to share!)

3:20-3:25  -  Short Break

3:25-4:10- Please welcome Lt. Tyler Loftus and Detective Jack Kopatich from the Waukesha Drug Task Force (formerly the Waukesha County Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Unit).  Lt. Loftus and Detective Kopatich will be sharing the latest drug trends impacting our community.  

4:10-4:25 - Small Group Discussion- From your perspective (and/or sector), what drug trends are you seeing that are impacting our community?  

4:25-4:30 - Final reflection & close of meeting

As we continue to build upon opportunities for community collaboration on critical substance use issues, we invite you to attend our next VIRTUAL Heroin Task Force (HTF) Community Partner’s Meeting. Learn about the work of the Action Teams and hear from our guest speaker, Dr. Nicole Mattson.  She will be presenting her research focused on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for pregnant mothers.